Crate for syrup-cans



B. VALLERY.

CRATE FOR SYRUP CANS.

APPLICATION FILED MM2?. 1920.

1,359,4 5 1 Patented Nov. v16, 1920.

enjamj/n Valley PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN VALLERY, 0F ,.COLFAX, LOUISIANA.

CRATE FOR SYRUP-CANS.

Application filed May 27,

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it known. that l, BnnJinaii imputar, a citizeny ot .the United States, residing at Colfax, in the'parish of Gran-t and State of Louisiana, havev invented .certain new vand useful Improvements in Crates for Syrup- Cans; and l do herebydeclarethe following to be a full, clear,`and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others heads 1 and 2, and are spaced sufficiently far apart to receive 'the sides of the Acans 9. The angle pieces lO are preferably so assem-` bled on the heads that two of such pieces are skilled .in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements m crates, more particularly for holding- .syrup cans, and has forzan -object to provide a strong and durable crate of'inexpensive structure which is adapted for' ready application to and removal from the cans.

ln accordance with the present practice the cans are required to be sealed to avoid spilling of the contents during shipment, and even taking` this precaution syrup is constantly being,` lost through spillingv and the cans are apt to become dented and starved in from the hard usage to which they are subjected. The invention eliminates these ditliculties and avoids the necessity for sealinn1 the cans.

ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which similar reference symbols indicate correspondinp` parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is an end view of. a crate ronstructed in accorda-nce with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the crate heads; and l lfig'. 5 is a perspective view of one of the coupling rods.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved crate is composed of a pair of heads 1 and 2 of a substantially triangular form with the corners rounded of?, and preferably being reinforced with cleats 3 and d attached by screws and 6 or other fastenings. The cleats 3 and Ll are particularly of advantage where the heads 1 and 2 are made out of more than one piece. Both the heads and the cleats are generally made of Wood, although other material may serve the purpose equally well.

In the heads are bored, or otherwise produced, a central and a number of side holes Specification of Letters Patent.

i the heads and f ble manner.

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1920. semaine. l384,697;

7 and 8 to receive coupling rods by Awhich the heads v1 and 2 are clamped against the opposite ends of the syrup cans indicatedvat V' 9 in dotted lines. The lcansheld by each crate are preferably three'in number, as indicated in Figshl 'and 8, they `.being` ar- -rangedin the triangular relation shown.

`Anglel pieces 10 areY secured as by screws orother fastening-s to the inside faces ofthe engaged 'by each can, and the pieces 10 thus mounted in pairs act to confine the cans on lateral direction.

The tie rods employed are preferably composed of a pair of bolts 11 and 12 having' threaded ends 13 and 14 adapted to receive nuts 15 and 16. lThe center tie rod also preferably is provided with washers 17 and 18 adapted to take against the outside faces of the heads 1 and 2, as shown plainly in Fig. 2. The bolts 11 and 12 are provided at their inner ends with hooks 19 and 20 adapted to engage one another in order to couple the bolts together in a ilexi- The holes 8 in the heads are preferably reinforced with metal strips 21 .secured as by screws or other fastening means 22, and having perforations in alinement with the holes 8. The nuts on the side tie rods directly engage the strips21 without the necessity of employing the washers 17 and 18.

In use the two heads 1 and 2 are clamped against opposite ends of the three syrup cans 9 which engage the angle pieces 10. T he nuts 15 and 16 are thereupon threaded on the tie rods and the cans are effectively held in the crate thus formed Without any likelihood of leakage and Without danger of injury to their contents duringr transportation. The center tie rod passes in the spaces between the three cans and the hooks 19 and 2O engage the side of the cans, as shown in Fig. 3, thus assisting to center the same. A

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention. and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claoirns.l

prevent their .movement in a I claim:

l. A. crate for syrup cans comprising a pair of heads arranged in triangular formation adapted to receive a plurality of syrup cans also arranged in substantially triangular formation, coupling means se-A cured to the central portions of said heads and passing through the space between said syrup cans, and other coupling means also engaged with said heads at or near the an* gles thereof and extending outwardly of the exposed portions of said syrup cans, substantially as described.

2. A crate for syrup cans comprising a pair of heads adapted to be tted against the ends oi the'cans, tie rods coupled to said heads, said tie rods composed of bolts having flexible interengaged hooks at their adjacent ends, substantially as described.

3. A crate for syrup cans including a pair of heads of substantially triangular form adapted to be fitted against the ends of a plurality of syrup cans placed in substantially triangular arrangement, a'fleXible tie rod passing from one headto the other l and engaging -with the central portions thereof, said flexible tie rod passing through the space between vthe cans and having means for engagingv such cans, and other flexible tie rods engaged between the heads and lying outwardly of the exposed portions of the cans, substantially as described.

4l. A crate for syrupr cans including a pair oi' heads adapted to betted against the ends of the cans, and tie rods coupled to said heads, said tie rods/having ileXible joints therein, substantially as described.

5. A crate for syrup cans including a pair' of heads of substantially triangular form with rounded edges having holes therein, means for reinforcing theheads, angle'pieces on the inner faces of the heads adapted to engage against the edges of the cans, tie rods passing through the holes in the heads for connecting the plates together, said tie rods composed of bolts having flexible interengaged hooks at their adjacent ends, and means on the outer ends of the tie rods engaging the outer faces of the heads to hold the tie rods and heads cou pled together, substantially as described.

BENJAMIN VALLERY. 

